Best Time to Drive from Middletown to Astoria

None of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Middletown to Astoria by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	116	151	156	162	151	137	132	129	132	130	140	139	137	126	105	98	92
Tue	115	159	165	172	164	148	138	134	132	135	140	142	142	130	121	115	104
Wed	117	157	174	168	157	142	139	134	137	140	148	148	147	134	120	120	107
Thu	118	154	162	163	158	146	141	138	139	140	144	151	147	144	128	122	111
Fri	114	139	143	142	137	134	133	131	137	142	158	161	158	145	127	121	114
Sat	82	89	108	116	122	129	131	135	137	142	138	143	146	141	132	127	125
Sun	79	82	85	106	113	119	127	134	140	144	140	140	136	129	125	118	115

About this drive

On weekdays the 51-mile drive from Middletown to Astoria (via NY-440 North and I-278 North and I-278 East) usually takes as little as 92 minutes and up to 174 minutes, when leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 136 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Saturdays (146 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (42 to 72 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Middletown to central Astoria along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.

Questions

What is the best time to drive from Middletown to Astoria?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 92 minutes then, versus up to 174 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Middletown to Astoria?

The 51-mile drive usually takes 92 to 174 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 136 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Middletown to Astoria?

Leaving around 7 am on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 174 minutes.

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	116	151	156	162	151	137	132	129	132	130	140	139	137	126	105	98	92
Tue	115	159	165	172	164	148	138	134	132	135	140	142	142	130	121	115	104
Wed	117	157	174	168	157	142	139	134	137	140	148	148	147	134	120	120	107
Thu	118	154	162	163	158	146	141	138	139	140	144	151	147	144	128	122	111
Fri	114	139	143	142	137	134	133	131	137	142	158	161	158	145	127	121	114
Sat	82	89	108	116	122	129	131	135	137	142	138	143	146	141	132	127	125
Sun	79	82	85	106	113	119	127	134	140	144	140	140	136	129	125	118	115

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	116	151	156	162	151	137	132	129	132	130	140	139	137	126	105	98	92
Tue	115	159	165	172	164	148	138	134	132	135	140	142	142	130	121	115	104
Wed	117	157	174	168	157	142	139	134	137	140	148	148	147	134	120	120	107
Thu	118	154	162	163	158	146	141	138	139	140	144	151	147	144	128	122	111
Fri	114	139	143	142	137	134	133	131	137	142	158	161	158	145	127	121	114
Sat	82	89	108	116	122	129	131	135	137	142	138	143	146	141	132	127	125
Sun	79	82	85	106	113	119	127	134	140	144	140	140	136	129	125	118	115

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	116	151	156	162	151	137	132	129	132	130	140	139	137	126	105	98	92
Tue	115	159	165	172	164	148	138	134	132	135	140	142	142	130	121	115	104
Wed	117	157	174	168	157	142	139	134	137	140	148	148	147	134	120	120	107
Thu	118	154	162	163	158	146	141	138	139	140	144	151	147	144	128	122	111
Fri	114	139	143	142	137	134	133	131	137	142	158	161	158	145	127	121	114
Sat	82	89	108	116	122	129	131	135	137	142	138	143	146	141	132	127	125
Sun	79	82	85	106	113	119	127	134	140	144	140	140	136	129	125	118	115